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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Washington, George | Knox, Henry | From George Washington to Brigadier General Henry Knox … | 1780-06-26 | ...with d’Estaing. In his “Estimate of shells, shot and powder, for thirty days firing,... |
| 12 | Knox, Henry | Washington, George | To George Washington from Brigadier General Henry Knox … | 1781-02-17 | ...and 12 pounders—6,600. A fifth table estimates “Shells” as 13 inch—1,500; 10 inch—30,000...shells |
| 13 | Washington, George | Washington, William Augustine | From George Washington to William Augustine Washington … | 1793-02-17 | ...of the difficulty I found in procuring Oyster shells) to use your endeavors to engage the... |
| 14 | Gallatin, Albert | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 13 December … | 1805-12-13 | ...house on Cape Hatteras and of a beacon on Shell Castle Island. The work may now be considered... |
| 15 | Jay, John | Peters, Richard | From John Jay to Richard Peters, 30 August 1808 | 1808-08-30 | ...particular notice of his Question “whether oyster shells powdered would not be found to be... |
| 16 | Board of War | Washington, George | To George Washington from the Board of War, 27 July … | 1780-07-27 | ...to comply with your demands for shot & shells & the other principal articles in general Knox’... |
| 17 | Peale, Charles Willson | Jefferson, Thomas | Charles Willson Peale to Thomas Jefferson, 2 May 1815 | 1815-05-02 | The Corn shelling machine ...will be powerful enough for the shelling, the young man who made that... |
| 18 | Peale, Charles Willson | Jefferson, Thomas | Charles Willson Peale to Thomas Jefferson, 28 December … | 1813-12-28 | ...in the evenings and in bad weather: such as the shelling of Corn, ...machines for shelling... |
| 19 | Frazer, John Grizzage | Enclosure: Inventory of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores … | 1776-04-14 | ...Hill: 3 Cannon 28 pdrs, 178 Shott, 18 Inch Shell, 273 Wadds, 2 Handcrow Leavers, 2 Drag Ropes. | |
| 20 | Leffingwell, Christopher | Washington, George | To George Washington from Christopher Leffingwell, 17 … | 1776-02-17 | .... Cochran informing of the Arival of a quantity of Shells & Shott from N. York—which have Brot... |